# NTSB CHI69D0376: Cessna 172H, N1407F, Fairborn, OH, November 28, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 28, 1968
- Place: Fairborn, OH · FAIRBORN, OH
- Location: 39.7996° N, 84.0085° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairborn, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7996&lon=-84.0085&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 6, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107379
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI69D0376
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69D0376

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4247  68/11/28   FAIRBORN,OHIO       CESSNA 172H         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 53 TOTAL
        TIME - 1600                    N1407F              PX-  0  0  5  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WRIGHT-PATTERSON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      2800
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      58
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          220                                                       24
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- TAXIING BEHIND FOLLOW-ME AUTO TOO CLOSE.ACFT BLOWN INTO AUTO.WINDS 24K,GUSTS TO 38K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1407F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1407F-2008-08-05), registration cancelled 2008-08-05, S/N 17254902, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Registry model: [Cessna 172H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (registry code 2072424) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Wright-Patterson

## Other investigations on N1407F (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI90LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA013), Oct 14, 1989: Cessna 172H (N1407F), Bay City, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO EXECUTE A GO-AROUND IN A TIMELY MANNER.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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